Cosmetic bag



J. LAITMAN COSMETIC BAG Aug. 3, 193 7.

Filed Aug. 27, 1956 mm .N ./E Bm Av I N T l A 0 anni! Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNITED s-TATes PATE OFFICE Application August 27,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to bags for holding powder puffs, cosmetics and the like and generally known as cosmetic bags.

The objects of the invention are to provide 5 a neat, attractive, flat, securely closing and easy opening bag of simple and inexpensive construction and particularly one which will open to expose the entire interior of the bag.

These and other desirable objects are attained l by the novel features of construction, combinations and relations of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and broadly covered in the claims.

The drawing accompanying and forming part i of the specification illustrates certain practical embodiments of the invention, but it will be appreciated that the structure may be modied and changed as regards the present disclosure, all within the true intent and broad scope of o the claims.

Figure l is a perspective View of one form of the bag in the flat, closed condition.

Figure 2 is a broken plan View showing particularly the manner in which the clip or clasp coverlaps and secures the adjoining ends of the N four stiffening bars at the mouth of the bag.

Figure 3 is a broken vertical sectional detail as on line 3-3 of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the clasp released and the mouth of the bag open.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form.

Figure 6 is a broken sectional detail as on line B--S of Figure 5.

The bag, designated l, is usually made of cloth or like iiexible material and with the opposite sides oi the same adapted to come iiat together at the mouth of the bag.

The present invention involves providing four reinforcements, 8, 9, I0, II, two along each of the opposite edges of the bag mouth, with the material of the 'bag forming flexible hinges at I2, I 3 at the ends of the bag, between the reinforcements oi the opposite sides and exible hinges I4, l5 between those reinforcements at each side of the bag.

In the illustration the reinforcements are shown as channeled bars formed of sheet material and crimped over the turned edges of the bag with the ends of the bars closely adjoining but sufficiently separated to leave the free hinge material between them.

This construction enables the mouth of the bag to be fully closed by simply bringing the bars together in the straightened relation illustrated in Figures l and 5, and the bag to be 1936, Serial N0. 98,141

fully opened to expose the entire interior of the same by spreading the bars on the four hinge lines, as indicated in Figure 4. To secure the bag closed, it is only necessary to provide a form of. clasp that will overlap and hold the opposed 5 ends of the bars in alinement.

In Figures 1 to 4 an integral form of clasp is illustrated, comprising an extension I6 projecting longitudinally and laterally from the inner end of the bar IIl and rolled to t down over the adjoining ends of the three other bars, II and 8, 9. Figure 2 shows how a slight offset is provided in the longitudinally extended portion at Il, to receive the inner end of bar I I in direct alinement with bar I ii. This same View shows how a ringer lug I8 may be provided at the lower edge of the clasp for convenience in rolling the clasp upwardly to free the ends of the bars. The iiexible hinge at I2 permits this rolling hinge action both in releasing and in securing the clasp.

Except for this integral clasp the bars may be all alike. These bars, or at least the clasp carrying bar, may be of spring material so that the clasp will have a resilient gripping engagement over the bar ends.

The form and construction of the clasp may vary. Thus, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the clasp may be a separately formed spring loop member Ia, pivotally hinged to one of the bars 30 at I9 and adapted to be pivotally sprung down over the adjoining ends of the four reinforcing bars. The clasp may have a longitudinal sliding engagement over the bars or be otherwise constructed so that in one position it will over- 3- lap and securely hold all four of the bars and in a Asecond position will release these bars so that they may spread to open the mouth of the bag, as in Figure 4.

The bag constructed as disclosed is relatively simple and inexpensive, it will close up flat and 40 smooth, it is secured closed by simply holding together the adjacent ends of the four reinforcement bars and the release of these bars enables the bag to be opened fully to expose the entire ,L5

contents of the same. The channeled bars rein-` force the edges oi the material and make it unnecessary to nish such edges with any particular care. These bars are readily fastened in, place by simply locating them over the edges of the material and then crimping or closing them to grip the material. The edge of the material is usually folded in at the mouth of the bag both to provide a nished roll edge wherel the material is exposed at each of the hinges I2, I3,

I4, I5 and to provide a slight bead for the channeied strips to grip. If necessary; a cord or other filler may be inserted in the rolled edge to form more of a bead for the channeled strips to grip.

Because of the channeled structure the bars may be relatively light and thin. The two bars of each side stand in longitudinal alinement and the bars of the opposite sides in close parallel relation so that the structure is flat and smooth, with no projecting parts. The bars may be more or less flexible or resilient so as to yield if necessary.

If desired, the bag may be held closed by V- shaped springs tensioned in a closing direction and having their sides caught Within the bars 8, I0 and 9, II and the tips or points of such V- springs in the hinge portions I2, I3 of the fabric at the ends of the bag. These springs normally hold the bag closed, but the bag may beheld open against the spring closing force by a finger inserted either between bars 8, IIJ at one end or between bars 9, II at the opposite end of the bag.

I claim:

1. A bag of flexible material, channeled strips closed over the edge of the bag at the mouth of the same, the ends of said strips being in adjoining but separated relation with the ilexible material of the bag between adjoining ends forming flexible hinge joints between the strips., there being two strips in end to end relation at each side of the bag and the strips at opposite sides when so alined coming together in side by side substantially parallel relation to close the mouth of the bag, the channel portion at the inner end of one of said strips being extended beyond the point of attachment of said strip with the bag material and projecting over the outside of the alined strip and widened laterally to embrace adjoining end portions of the alined strips at the opposite side of the bag.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which the widened channel extension is an integral prolongation extending from one side of the channel of which it forms a part and separated from JACOB LAITMAN. 

